Keeping runways safer: Georgia Southern alumnus receive aircraft safety technology patent
Georgia Southern Mechanical Engineering Professor Valentin Soloiu, Ph.D., and alumnus David Ortegon (‘23) were awarded an aircraft safety patent recognizing them as the creators of a aircraft safety system.
Georgia Southern recognizes longtime donors at annual Gratitude Gala
Georgia Southern University hosted its annual Gratitude Gala to recognize key donors for their longtime support of institutional initiatives.
Georgia Southern engineering professor one of 10 honored with DOE EnergyTech University Prize Faculty Explorers Award
Sevki Cesmeci, Ph.D., was recently honored with the EnergyTech University Prize Faculty Explorers Award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions. An associate professor of mechanical engineering in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing at Georgia Southern University, Cesmeci was one of only 10 individuals across the United States to earn the award.
Georgia Southern selects experienced academic leader Avinandan Mukherjee, Ph.D., as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Georgia Southern University has chosen Avinandan (Avi) Mukherjee, Ph.D., as its next provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. Mukherjee will assume the role on July 1.
Longtime Georgia Southern faculty member, Brent Feske, Ph.D., named Associate Vice President for Research
Brent Feske, Ph.D., has been named associate vice president for Research in the Office of Research and Economic Development, effective March 1.
Georgia Southern psychology majors win nationally competitive awards for consecutive years
Students from Georgia Southern’s College of Behavioral and Social Sciences’ psychology program have won nationally competitive travel awards for their research two years in a row.
Heaven Divinity (’24) and Carmen Ford (’24) won the Council on Undergraduate Research’s (CUR) Social Science and Psychology Conference Travel Awards in 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Georgia Southern’s Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics opens new exhibit, ‘Interconnected: A One Health Exploration,’ at Georgia Southern Museum
A new exhibit, “Interconnected: A One Health Exploration,” from Georgia Southern University’s Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics (IHLA) opens at the Georgia Southern Museum today, March 25, and runs through January 2026. The public is invited to join the opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight, with remarks at 5:30 p.m. by featured speaker Bruce Conn, Ph.D., from the One Health Center at Berry College.
Georgia Southern’s Shainaz Landge receives Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award
For Shainaz Landge, Ph.D., pushing boundaries in the classroom and the laboratory isn’t just a professional pursuit, it’s a passion. As an associate professor of organic chemistry at Georgia Southern University, Landge has spent more than a decade inspiring students to soar beyond traditional learning by blending research, mentorship and hands-on experiences that extend far beyond textbooks.